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Mathews is a tiny town of 941 people in Mathews County, Virginia. It's about 49 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
941people
$193kTypical home
$1,032/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 941
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 474 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 49 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,032/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (632 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PHF airport
- 38 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 275 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mathews County: R+39 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.